Crawford Boyd


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Crawford Boyd is a Scottish former professional footballer.

Crawford Boyd
Personal information
Date of birth 19 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1972 Largs Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1979 Queen of the South 117 (4)
1979–1981 Hearts 40 (0)
1981–1985 Queen of the South 20 (1)
1985 Irvine Meadow
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Crawford Boyd is best known for his time at Dumfries club, Queen of the South The defensive cornerstone of the 1970s returned to Queens during the promotion campaign of 1980–81 to make a total of 321 first team appearances. Boyd played in the same promotion squad as Allan Ball, Iain McChesney and Jimmy Robertson.[1]

Boyd also played two seasons for Hearts including the 1979–80 promotion campaign, making 40 appearances.[2] Boyd had left Palmerston at the start of that campaign, as had his long serving teammate Jocky Dempster.

A product of Largs Thistle, he went to manage the club after his playing career ended.[3]

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